Past Events

2012 Annual Dinner

Members, friends, and supporters of The Korea Society will mark the 55th anniversary of the organization at a gala dinner at the The Plaza in

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Building a Creative Korean Economy: The Role of Higher Education

  TRANSCRIPT   The Korea Society welcomes Yonsei University President Jeong Kap-young for a luncheon discussion on Building a Creative Korean Economy: The Role of Higher

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Bojagi : Cloth, Color & Beyond by Chunghie Lee

  The exhibition features internationally recognized Korean textile artist Chunghie Lee’s contemporary Bojagi works. Once commonly employed in everyday life for carrying, covering and storing

Dr. Stephen Noerper on Samsung as Korea’s National Pride

On March 14th, Samsung unveiled it’s latest Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone.  Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President of The Korea Society, speaks to Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg

Wedding Bojagi Workshop with Artist Chunghie Lee

Learn to create traditional Korean wedding Bojagi from artist Chunghie Lee. Chunghie Lee’s work integrates traditional Bojagi motifs into innovative designs with vivid color compositions. Participants in the workshop

The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: One Year On

A year after implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs, and chief negotiator

Korean Art at MFA Boston

In celebration of Asia Week New York, acclaimed curator Jane Portal will speak at The Korea Society to introduce the newly renovated Korean Gallery at

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An Evening at Kristalbelli

    The Korea Society’s YPN is joining forces with the James Beard Foundation Greens (foodies under 40) for a private dinner at Kristalbelli on

China-North Korea Relations: Parties, Politics and New Perspectives

John S. Park, an associate at Harvard Univerty’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and MIT faculty fellow, speaks to progress and new developments

Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: The Latest with John Park

John Park, Stanton Foundation Junior Faculty Fellow at MIT and an associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, analyzes